Generation Conversation

Tackling how fake news, Brexit and #MeToo affects us on the daily, University of Birmingham's (deep breath) Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science involves talks, workshops and film screenings across Brum. A panel discussion on the generational divide gets our vote, as it turns out it’s all a bit more serious than the yout' blocking you on Instagram. Some would say the disconnect between Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers and Millennials threatens our future as a society, so this convo attempts to close the gap and improve integration. Also on our hit list: Crisis, what crisis? — an interactive event that aims to get to the bottom of where the conversation about mental health is going. From Nov 3 to 10. More